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Date Posted: 20:42:00 06/03/12 Sun
Author: Khymn (Meckley)
Subject:

HELP! 5 week old chick stopped walking and has tremors

Hello,
I found your thread through Backyard Chickens and I am in great need of some insight and advice. A month ago we got 6- 2 week old chicks that were incubated. Everyone has been healthy until last week. ONE of the chicks, now named Spenee (Special Needs), stopped standing up and walking. He/She is able to get around, but flops to the right side flapping it's wings to get around. He/She also shakes or has tremors that were not present prior to last week. He/She is eating (medicated Start and Grow), drinking and pooping just fine. Spenee wants to interact with the other chicks, but now cannot keep up:/.

I asked at the feed mill and they thought it sounded neurological. I bought Save a Chick to put in their water. I also bought Poly Visol Vitamins and have been dosing Spenee with a few drops 2x times daily. Sometimes when I pick it up it sounds like a pop at the hip? Spenee is losing some feathers around the neck, although I am wondering if that is from the vitamins dripping down? I considered using hobbles, then took them off because they seemed to make things worse. I will try anything to help him...any suggestions. I uploaded a few pictures to Photobucket, here is the link. If these do not help...please tell me what kind of pictures to take and I will add them tomorrow. Thank you in advance for any help.
http://s526.photobucket.com/upload/albums/Luciansmommy/

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Replies:

Re: HELP! 5 week old chick stopped walking and has tremors -- D C T friendly poultry orthopedist, 10:43:22 06/04/12 Mon
- Re: HELP! 5 week old chick stopped walking and has tremors -- Kimberly (Meckley), 15:52:26 06/08/12 Fri
Re: HELP! 5 week old chick stopped walking and has tremors -- Kimberly (Meckley), 22:36:01 06/08/12 Fri
- Re: HELP! 5 week old chick stopped walking and has tremors -- D C T friendly poultry orthopedist, 23:46:05 06/08/12 Fri
  - Re: HELP! 5 week old chick stopped walking and has tremors -- Kimberly (Meckley), 21:48:22 06/09/12 Sat
    - Re: HELP! 5 week old chick stopped walking and has tremors -- D C T friendly poultry orthopedist, 13:16:40 06/10/12 Sun
      - Re: HELP! 5 week old chick stopped walking and has tremors -- Kimberly (Meckley), 23:26:51 06/18/12 Mon
        Re: HELP! 5 week old chick stopped walking and has tremors -- D C T friendly poultry orthopedist, 09:02:37 06/19/12 Tue

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